The best part of the ignore feature

[Beefy]

We can actually communicate with one another without every single thread being hijacked by the Dixie/Maineman 3 year running soap opera. I was trying to figure out why the threads were more interesting here, and then it hit me. Its kind of nice.

[toby]

The ignore feature is stupid. Why come to a discussion board and ignore what is being said? Because you don't like what is being said? Are your beliefs so weak they can't stand any debate? NEVERMIND! lol

[Beefy]

The ignore feature is stupid. Why come to a discussion board and ignore what is being said? Because you don't like what is being said? Are your beliefs so weak they can't stand any debate? NEVERMIND! lol

I probably won't use it. Bit its nice that Dix is ignoring maineman.

[Immanuel]

The ignore feature is stupid. Why come to a discussion board and ignore what is being said? Because you don't like what is being said? Are your beliefs so weak they can't stand any debate? NEVERMIND! lol

No, you have it completely wrong. So what else is new?

There are SOME people who add absolutely nothing of value to the forum and do nothing but spam garbage. The feature makes it much easier to filter their garbage out.

Immie

[toby]

Who is that Immie? Okay Skinhead's dozens of posts on the the same thing time after time is annoying, but you can scroll on by those posts.

[Immanuel]

Who is that Immie? Okay Skinhead's dozens of posts on the the same thing time after time is annoying, but you can scroll on by those posts.

Only Skinhead?

I think not. I think there are several including Josef (and everyone of the impersonators) and the way this site is set up there will probably be plenty for a while. It was apparent on FP.com that many fools were juvenile and could not contain themselves. Not one of them added an iota to the forum.

Immie

[toby]

Sometimes the trolls had good points. I just object to the multiple posts that are all the same. I don't care about trolls. Let them have thier fun.

[Immanuel]

Sometimes the trolls had good points. I just object to the multiple posts that are all the same. I don't care about trolls. Let them have thier fun.

Trolls don't make points. Trolls play games and make idiots of themselves.

Immie

[toby]

Guess we disagree there Immie. I think trolls sometimes make very valid points that are worthy of discussion and these are discussion boards aren't they? I don't care you made the post, I discuss the topic. Why some need to have an ID, I don't know and I really don't care.

[toby]

And a little humor, satire and irony in a debate is just a big bonus.

[maineman]

the only name on my ignore list is toby2

[Cypress]

We can actually communicate with one another without every single thread being hijacked by the Dixie/Maineman 3 year running soap opera. I was trying to figure out why the threads were more interesting here, and then it hit me. Its kind of nice.

The thing I like about it, is I can zap vile trolls like Whitey and Toby. I'll never have to see their rants about fags and n*ggers again!

[toby]

Maineman it would be an improvement if you ignored me and stopped stalking me. Please ignore me. LOL

I never rant about Fags or niggers. Cypress you have a distorted view of the world. Get a grip.

[Immanuel]

Guess we disagree there Immie. I think trolls sometimes make very valid points that are worthy of discussion and these are discussion boards aren't they? I don't care you made the post, I discuss the topic. Why some need to have an ID, I don't know and I really don't care.

Yes, we disagree.

And we also may disagree on what we define as a troll. If someone is being funny and sometimes making a point, I would not consider ignoring them. Some consider you a troll. I would not ignore you. But if someone is being a prick and being nasty or rude to others all the time, I don't want to bother with them at all.

Immie

[toby]

That's funny Immie, if you ignore the rude people you would ignore Desh, Maineman, CK, US, Alex, and well, just about every liberal poster. LOL

[Immanuel]

That's funny Immie, if you ignore the rude people you would ignore Desh, Maineman, CK, US, Alex, and well, just about every liberal poster. LOL

What part of this didn't you understand?

"But if someone is being a prick and being nasty or rude to others all the time,"

We are all rude at times even me. I don't mind the rudeness in the heat of a debate. However, I don't appreciate the disgusting displays of people like Skinhead or Josef. I don't find them funny in the least.

Immie

[toby]

Okay, I just think an ignore button is unnecessary. If I don't like a post then I just scroll on past it. I don't need for the site to do that for me. I like to make my own discisions. If that is to hard for you then use the ignore button.

[Immanuel]

Okay, I just think an ignore button is unnecessary. If I don't like a post then I just scroll on past it. I don't need for the site to do that for me. I like to make my own discisions. If that is to hard for you then use the ignore button.

Oh I will, believe me I will.

Immie

[toby]

An igmore fuction is a way to censor speech, and well, I don't think speech should be censored in most cases. But hey, if you need what you read to be censored, then by all means use that function.

[toby]

If someone doesn't censor your reading you could read something disturbing or rude! LOL

[Immanuel]

An igmore fuction is a way to censor speech, and well, I don't think speech should be censored in most cases. But hey, if you need what you read to be censored, then by all means use that function.

You need to learn what censoring means.

I'm not censoring anyone. Any troll has the right to post whatever he/she wants. The ignore feature simply makes it easier for me to scroll through it.

That comment of yours is about as stupid as Brent's comment about Nelson Mandela. I didn't think you were so stupid.

Immie

[OrnotBitwise]

Using an ignore feature is no different, really, than choosing not to watch certain channels on your TV.

[toby]

The ignore button is a way to censor what you read. You do it yourself so that is just fine if that is what you need to do. But make no mistake, it is censorship. But you elect to allow someone else to censor what you read. That is up to you.

[Damocles]

The ignore button is a way to censor what you read. You do it yourself so that is just fine if that is what you need to do. But make no mistake, it is censorship. But you elect to allow someone else to censor what you read. That is up to you.

It really is no different than avoiding somebody at a party. Sometimes you get to hear some of their conversation anyway because of proximity... such as when somebody here quotes them... It's just a way to give you to walk away.

However nobody is censored everybody else who is not avoiding them are able to have as much conversation as they wish. If I were censoring you... I would simply kick you out of my party. ;)

[toby]

Not hardly Ornot. if you want the news you go to CNN, if you want TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL you go somewhere else. A discussion board is for discussion, you want a cluster fuck, try the DailyKos.

[toby]

You missed the point Dam, why come to a discussion board and not have a discussion?

[toby]

Dam I didn't mean to indicate that you made the decision to ignore or not. It has nothing to do with you.

[Damocles]

You missed the point Dam, why come to a discussion board and not have a discussion?

No, you missed the point. You go to the party because of the people you aren't avoiding. It isn't like somebody has come on here and ignored the whole lot. It isn't happening. Both you and I won't use the feature. In fact most won't (I've already seen that on other sites). Those who do are simply avoiding somebody at the party. Not that big of a deal.

[OrnotBitwise]

Not hardly Ornot. if you want the news you go to CNN, if you want TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL you go somewhere else. A discussion board is for discussion, you want a cluster fuck, try the DailyKos.
Blah, blah, blah. You're just annoyed because some people ignore you. There's absolutely no difference at all between putting someone on IA and simply scrolling past their posts.

[toby]

I don't mind having an ignore button. I was just pointing out that it is silly to use it. Why come to a discussion board and ignore a poster? If you don't won't to hear opposing views there are plenty of blogs to go to that you won't hear anything you don't like.

[Damocles]

I don't mind having an ignore button. I was just pointing out that it is silly to use it. Why come to a discussion board and ignore a poster? If you don't won't to hear opposing views there are plenty of blogs to go to that you won't hear anything you don't like.

Sometimes it is the actions and not the views that somebody wants to "ignore"... In fact, most times it is such.

[toby]

Maybe so Dam, but it is not all that hard to scroll on past that post is it? And well, how often is it that happens? If you note most who want an ignore feature want to exclude those who disagree with them. I don't mind those who ignore me, they can't make a logically arguement anyway. So I have lost nothing.

[Whitey]

I find that most people who dont agree with Toby and call him names and such, also hate George Bush. Why, because even though they want to so badly, they just can't beat him, and in Toby's case they can't beat him verbally.

[Immanuel]

The ignore button is a way to censor what you read. You do it yourself so that is just fine if that is what you need to do. But make no mistake, it is censorship. But you elect to allow someone else to censor what you read. That is up to you.

You are being an idiot in this case.

Censorship is preventing someone from having their say. It has nothing to do with choosing not to read or listen to the other. I am not censoring the KKK when I choose not to listen to their speeches or read their literature. I would be censoring them if I got an injunction against them preventing them from speaking or distributing literature.

It would be censorship if I prevented you from posting your viewpoints. It is not censorship if I choose not to read anything you post by simply using a feature that allows me to skip everything you have written.

Immie

[IHateGovernment]

Toby is stupid do not waste your time.

[Cypress]

You are being an idiot in this case.

Censorship is preventing someone from having their say. It has nothing to do with choosing not to read or listen to the other. I am not censoring the KKK when I choose not to listen to their speeches or read their literature. I would be censoring them if I got an injunction against them preventing them from speaking or distributing literature.

It would be censorship if I prevented you from posting your viewpoints. It is not censorship if I choose not to read anything you post by simply using a feature that allows me to skip everything you have written.

Immie

It is not censorship if I choose not to read anything you post by simply using a feature that allows me to skip everything you have written.

I highly recommend you put toby on your ignore list. Do you realize, you just spent the last hour going round and round with him, about nothing? Toby's a waste of time.

[Immanuel]

It is not censorship if I choose not to read anything you post by simply using a feature that allows me to skip everything you have written.

I highly recommend you put toby on your ignore list. Do you realize, you just spent the last hour going round and round with him, about nothing? Toby's a waste of time.

I have been tempted at times but he's not one of the ones that I would consider iggy material. I can scroll through all of his posts and not miss anything important. I also don't see the N*gger posts scrolling through his messages. Those are the ones that bother me the most. Those are the trolls that I feel are iggy material.

And I have not spent the last hour going round and round with him. Just bits and pieces of it. I was not waiting with baited breath for him to post so I could post a reply.

Immie

[klaatu]

Why do I always feel like Im defending Toby? He is absolutely right... if you dont want to read someones posts.. just scroll by.. what is so hard about that? There a couple of people whom I consider trolls that most others wouldnt ... they add absolutely ziltch .., they dont have the ability to form more than 2 or 3 sentences ... yet some people regard them as heroes! As much as they annoy me.. I wouldnt use the ignore button.

[Immanuel]

Why do I always feel like Im defending Toby? He is absolutely right... if you dont want to read someones posts.. just scroll by.. what is so hard about that? There a couple of people whom I consider trolls that most others wouldnt ... they add absolutely ziltch .., they dont have the ability to form more than 2 or 3 sentences ... yet some people regard them as heroes! As much as they annoy me.. I wouldnt use the ignore button.

Well, about the only people I have considered ignoring are people like Skinhead, Josef and Pimptdaddy. There is just nothing of value that comes out of them. I would sooner have a short box to scroll though then 287 lines of the N-word posted over and over again.

Oh an possibly because you ARE always defending Toby. :D

Immie

[IHateGovernment]

Name names Klaatu.

[klaatu]

Name names Klaatu.

Why would you want me to do that? Do you want me to provide a link too? :rolleyes:

[OrnotBitwise]

Why would you want me to do that? Do you want me to provide a link too? :rolleyes:
Absolutely! If the shelling has to begin we want it to be as well targeted as possible.

[klaatu]

Absolutely! If the shelling has to begin we want it to be as well targeted as possible.


C'mon Ornot.. they know who they are.. and you are too damn smart not to figure out who Im talking about.....

Lets put it this way ...

I could never figure out how one earns a law degree or a Masters in say Economics or Business.... while lacking basic grammar skills. Unless of course you get the certificate from the back pages of Popular Mechanic. There are others ... :clink:

[IHateGovernment]

Sounds like Alex.

Also I know Klaatu doesn't like AC.

Thats all I got. I get the impression their are more though.

[klaatu]

Sounds like Alex.

Also I know Klaatu doesn't like AC.

Thats all I got. I get the impression their are more though.

No .. I dont regard A/C as a troll.. not at all.... I just think the guy has serious personal issues .... :)

["Fire and Blood"]

it's a very nice feature. What sr doesn't realize is people are going to naturally ignore who they don't want to listen to anyway. I almost never read desh posts anymore. Ignore feature should be an individual choice.

[Care4all]

gosh you guys....am i the only one that is good at this ''guessing'' game?

klaatu means topspin and alex....

i think?

[Damocles]

Maybe so Dam, but it is not all that hard to scroll on past that post is it? And well, how often is it that happens? If you note most who want an ignore feature want to exclude those who disagree with them. I don't mind those who ignore me, they can't make a logically arguement anyway. So I have lost nothing.

I note nothing of the sort. Most who want an ignore feature want to exclude those who only insult without points to be made. They scroll past the quotes, much like they would purposely ignore hearing the person they are avoiding at a party...

I haven't said you lost anything. If you notice you are still talking and you are still being heard regardless of such a feature. You can ease your fear, I won't ignore you....

[Damocles]

Why do I always feel like Im defending Toby? He is absolutely right... if you dont want to read someones posts.. just scroll by.. what is so hard about that? There a couple of people whom I consider trolls that most others wouldnt ... they add absolutely ziltch .., they dont have the ability to form more than 2 or 3 sentences ... yet some people regard them as heroes! As much as they annoy me.. I wouldnt use the ignore button.

Most wouldn't, but for those who want to it's there. Why should it be such a big deal... It hasn't effected you, has it?

[Canceled]

I don't mind having an ignore button. I was just pointing out that it is silly to use it. Why come to a discussion board and ignore a poster? If you don't won't to hear opposing views there are plenty of blogs to go to that you won't hear anything you don't like.

Speaking for someone using it, I can tell you why. To avoid communicating with people you just don't wish to deal with anymore. I'm sure you have some people who just want to post to antagonize you, I've seen them post. I am sure you get tired of reading it, and would just like to tune it out. The ignore option allows you to do this, so that your thread conversation is cleaner.

I commend Damo on this feature, and it's indeed the reason I am HERE and not THERE.

[Beefy]

Speaking for someone using it, I can tell you why. To avoid communicating with people you just don't wish to deal with anymore. I'm sure you have some people who just want to post to antagonize you, I've seen them post. I am sure you get tired of reading it, and would just like to tune it out. The ignore option allows you to do this, so that your thread conversation is cleaner.

I commend Damo on this feature, and it's indeed the reason I am HERE and not THERE.
Right. Its not about ignoring different viewpoints, its about ignoring the shit that goes beyond the fray.

[Sir Evil]

Right. Its not about ignoring different viewpoints, its about ignoring the shit that goes beyond the fray.

LOL, except when a shitbrick goes beyond the frey to make a point to someone that is on his ignore list!

This feature is a very good for shitbricks to have an excuse not to reply to something that they have posted when convenient for them......:cof1: